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McClure and Forrest to become SyFy reality show starsSyFy has green lit a new program tentatively entitled "The Bazillion Dollar Club" slated to air next autumn. The program will follow Dave McClure, founder of 500 Startups, and Brady Forrest, who runs the hardware incubator Highway1.
Fund briefs recapFrom 500 Mobile Collective to Deutsche Telekom, a recap of venture fundraising activities worldwide
500 Startups launches mobile fund500 Startups announced the launch of 500 Mobile Collective, a $10 million microfund focused on mobile investments and managed by new 500 investing partner Edith Yeung.
Unshackled unveils angel fund to support foreign entrepreneursUnshackled on Thursday unveiled a small angel fund with a big mission: Support foreign-born entrepreneurs interested in starting their own companies in the United States.
Child care marketplace CareLulu pulls in $1.7 mlnOnline child care marketplace CareLulu has closed $1.7 million in seed funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Crunchfund, The Startup Factory and 500 Startups. According to the company, the capital will be used for personnel hiring and market expansion.
- Relationship management platform Contactually fetches $2 mln
Contactually has closed $2 million in funding. The investors included Point Nine Capital, 500 Startups, Middleland Capital and Crystal Tech. Based in Washington, D.C., Contactually is a relationship management platform.
- Metamorphic backs travel search engine Wanderu
Wanderu has raised $5.6 million in Series A funding led by Metamorphic Ventures. Alta Ventures also joined the round, which included 500 Startups, Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners, and individual investors Craig Lentzsch (former CEO of Greyhound), John Balen (general partner at Canaan Partners) and Brad Feld (managing director at Foundry Group), among others. The Boston-based company previously raised /2013/08/wanderu-raises-2-45-mln/ a $2.4 million round led by Alta Ventures. Wanderu, which targets Millennials, provides travel search engine services for bus and train rides.
- Lenda ropes in $1.54 seed funding
Home loan refinancing startup Lenda has received $1.54 million in seed funding. The investors included Tom Fallows of Google Shopping Express, Structure Capital, Winklevoss Capital, China Growth Capital and AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant.
- Seven Peaks Ventures and Portland Seed Fund back Bright.md
Bright.md has received $1 million in seed funding. The investors were Seven Peaks Ventures, Portland Seed Fund and Oregon Angel Fund. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bright.md provides healthcare SaaS solutions to enhance communication between physicians and patients.
- Equity management platform Capshare bags $1 mln
Salt Lake City-based Capshare, an equity management platform for valuation service providers and organizations, has received $1 million in funding. Tim Draper Associates led the round with participation from other investors that included Kickstart Seed Fund.